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sjsweeney.bsky.social

🐵 Wildlife Conservation Communications w/ Jane Goodall Institute USA 🌐 Humane Educator | 🧑🏻‍🌾 Gardener | 🛠️Maker | 🫘 🏳️‍🌈 🏠📍Los Angeles, California, USA Opinions are my own.

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Let's see how the intrepid Elon inspired team at DOGE - the folks who are currently examining your tax records - are doing! Today they put up their their idea of "open data" which they call a "Wall of Receipts". And look here - two cancelled DEIA contracts for $9,999,999. Wow, they saved $20M! 1/

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Can’t wait for @johnfugelsang.bsky.social’s reaction to 47 creating a so-called “taskforce” to fight “anti-Christian” bias.

submitted 24 days ago • 6 comments

I don't think people are really understanding that Elon Musk now controls the United States government.

submitted 27 days ago • 29 comments

Telling folks to just "plug in to community" rn is well-meaning and if you can do that, wonderful. But most people are not super connected to community for many reasons. So, if you don't have community rn that's ok, consider finding 2-5 ppl you can form a pod with. www.soiltjp.org/our-work/res...

submitted 35 days ago • 32 comments

Here for this.

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After Trump ordered the US to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement, Bloomberg Philanthropies and other U.S. climate funders announced that they will “ensure the United States meets its global climate obligations.” www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

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Today and in the coming days, remember

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In case you need reasons to love today: It’s National Cheese Lovers Day National Sundae Day National Spaghetti Day National Root Beer Float Day National Buttercrunch Day PENGUIN AWARENESS DAY

submitted 41 days ago • 24 comments

All the announcements about limiting access to the Inauguration + all the MAGA tears = in my brain:

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BREAKING: TikTok is back up in the United States after an obvious kayfabe. They didn’t need to take it down. The did that on purpose so Trump could “restore” it. www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...

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“There is no connection whatsoever between CA’s water policies & the water available for firefighters in Southern California, Gleick said. They’re unrelated issues. Trump's using scientific misinformation to try to make a political point, & it’s irresponsible." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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The wind gusts are devastating. Truly a hurricane of fire. Video: @stuartpalley.bsky.social

submitted 52 days ago • 995 comments

Delighted by this announcement today. Congrats, @janegoodall.org!

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At long last, the US Treasury Dept has finalized rules for the clean hydrogen tax credit (45V). home.treasury.gov/news/press-r... In general, the rules are based on a strong set of environmental safeguards to ensure "clean" hydrogen is truly clean & provide the certainty industry needs to build. 🔌💡

submitted 58 days ago • 6 comments

'When Notre-Dame reopened on 7 December, it was thanks, in part, to the efforts of 175 researchers with expertise across a range of disciplines: acoustics, art, data, history, archaeology, anthropology.' Example of why blue-skies research matters for 'real-life' problems we've not yet imagined. 1/2

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A portion of the US Declaration of Independence. Lest we forget...

submitted 84 days ago • 115 comments

We keep getting messages saying climate change is a hoax and the world is flat. Is it 2024?!

submitted 84 days ago • 464 comments

“I have too many books” -judgemental -boring -implies impulse-control issues “The books... they have me.” - mysterious - occult - implies you are at the mercy of a library of books that have gained sentience and are holding you hostage #readingcommunity

submitted 85 days ago • 234 comments

New analysis shows “tight correlation” between rising home insurance premiums and regions of the US where climate change is taking the greatest toll. Sharp graphics from @theguardian.com illustrate the mounting costs of climate change for homeowners.

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Please.

submitted 86 days ago • 852 comments

Know 👏🏽 your 👏🏽 worth! 👏🏽

submitted 98 days ago • 440 comments

Works for me.

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With the forthcoming Trump administration and its promised policies and politics, now is the time - more than ever - to focus and nourish your communities.